Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-08-24
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A. HEDBRooKE in the Atlantic Monthly.
DEPTH TO PLANT CORN.
Prof. w. M. lays, of the Iowa Agri-
cultural College, last year, made care
full experiments about the most p%rofta-
bic depth to plant corn. He planted
eight rows Of the respective depths Of
L. 2, 3,4, s., s., Z, 8, and 9 inches each,
and then kept notes Of the progress Of
the sprouting, length Of roots, height
of stalk, ETC., iu their various stages
from planting until harvest. The corn
was planted with great care, uniform
in preparation of soil and quality Of
seed. The Students Journal contains
drawings Of rows, one, three and sever
inches Deep as indicating the general
character of the difference in depths: On
the 18th day after planting, the differ
ence in the height of corn above the
ground was as follows, beginning with
No. l, and ending with the one planted
8 inches deep, as follows: Seven inches,
"a, Z, 65,5 ~, 81, 81. MI. Hays says:
'.The deeper paintings showed great
difficulty in getting out of the ground.
Four inches was the deepest that did
not show serious difficulty in coming
up. Five inches was evidently too deep,
though the soil covering the seed was
mellow and not pressed more firmly
than that planted by the common corn
planter, and only.85 per cent. came
instead of IS per cent. in the row
planted only one inch deep. At
six inches deep only Is per cent. came
up; at inches sc: per cent, and at 8
inches 81 per cent. Much of course,
depends on the fneness of the COY ering
in determining how deep corn may be
planted, and not be seriously hindered
in coming up, also on the vitality of
the seed and the consequent vigor of
the plantlet, and on the condition of
the weather. In these conditions were
more favorable than the. average in.
fields. So far as a mere study of the
power: to come out of the ground is
concerned, the experiment most surely
puts the limit Of depth for planting corn
not lower than four inches in any case"
He also says it will surprise many
farmers to learn that the roots of the
young corn grow so near the surface,
whether planted deep or shallow, as to
be cut by the cultivator. Those planted
deepest sent their lateral roots out, in.
clining towards the surface of the soil,
while that planted two inches deep sent
their roots out inclining slightly down
ward. But the experimenter concluded
thatsthe deeper the corn is planted it
can better be cultivated without prun-.
ing the germ roots, but the second
whorl of roots start early ear the sur
face and take about the same direction,
and will be torn by deep cultivation.
So deep or shallow planting does not
favor deep cultivation.
The final conclusion of this expert
ment was not completed, rs to the yield
Of the corr planted at various depths,
as some accident happenedsto the corn
to prevent it. But the experimenter
came to these conclusions: Z VA
The corn plant is a surface-rooted
plant, when there is sufficient moisture
In the soil. Some observations made
on corn planted in July showed that the
roots had Immediately taken . direc-
ton nearly downward, hunting for
moisture. Usually, however, the
ground is moist near the surface -
Complaining time, and the first roots
start out in the warm, rich surface soil.
In nearly a horizontal direction. Will
surface or shallow culture, the corn
planted two or three inches deep gave
the best growth. It would seem that
8 should be planted rather early, on
soil well pulverized, and not putin the
ground over three inches on fall plow-
ING or three and one-half inches for
spring blowing. "a common cultivator
run as closely and deeply as is the GUS as